Mrs. Li understood her husband's intention; he simply wanted the elder uncle to bring someone to escort their daughter. Now she thought of hiring a guard from the village, as their home had only a small house for such a purpose.
Since their daughter was a young lady, they could not hire an unmarried young man. Her husband was currently at the ancestral hall for evening martial arts practice, looking for someone to appoint as a full-time guard.
Having just finished a meal, a girl around thirteen or fourteen years old came in from outside, unaccompanied, and stood in the courtyard.
Ye Shiqi and her elder sisters saw the girl and guessed she had come to chat with them.
The five sisters, in perfect accord, called the young girl into their room for a private conversation.
Aunt Lai had reverted to her gentle demeanor, bringing her husband his bamboo smoking pipe, as if she hadn't been the one causing a commotion just before.
